Porinzgis has some weaknesses, but even for Dallas, he was great at spacing the floor for them so teams can not get on Luka on his drives. Imagine the experience and reps he has playing off Luka, now only with Bron. Bron is less aggressive a scorer than Luka right now in his career. so Porzingis would get even more shots IMO.
The thing is, injuries. Physical play. He neither has shown he can stay healthy, nor has he shown he can defend elite physical 5s. So we will still need a physical big to back him up at the 5.
I would not go for it if it cost a lot, but if it were a straight up swap for Kuzma, it would not even be a question for me. You can not teach floor spacing and rim protection at the 5 to Kuz. It was one our big weaknesses in the Suns series that got exposed.
Straight for Kuz is not how the NBA salary cap works. Just FYI.
Kuz and Trezz doesn't even work. You'd need to do Kuz and KCP AND take on salary. Hard pass. He's just so fragile and does not shoot the volume we need from three to affect spacing that much. Based on regular season stats, you're arguably trading away better 3p shooting in Kuz/KCP than you're getting back in return.
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Lets see... he just came off shooting 37% from three for the season. Then shot 29% from threes for the playoffs. If we get him, like everyone else who dons the p&g, the percentage will drop. I expect him to be closer to his playoff % from three because the pressure in the playoffs is probably the same as playing for the Lakers and the expectations of hitting an open three when Lebron just hit you with the pass.
The term "stretch 5" simply implies that a tall dude shoot threes. It doesn't say anything about his success rate. LOL! Just another mid 30's three pt shooter. He'll give us the same ups and downs as Kuzma, KCP, etc.
Is the 30m+/year Porky in your team's closing lineup on the Lakers?
No. It will be AD at the 5, LBJ at the 4 and the filling out the rest.
So spending 30m+/year for Porky really makes no sense. Better to use those assets on wings/guards that can finish with AD/LBJ. _________________ From 2-10 to the Western Conference Finals
Lets see... he just came off shooting 37% from three for the season. Then shot 29% from threes for the playoffs. If we get him, like everyone else who dons the p&g, the percentage will drop. I expect him to be closer to his playoff % from three because the pressure in the playoffs is probably the same as playing for the Lakers and the expectations of hitting an open three when Lebron just hit you with the pass.
The term "stretch 5" simply implies that a tall dude shoot threes. It doesn't say anything about his success rate. LOL! Just another mid 30's three pt shooter. He'll give us the same ups and downs as Kuzma, KCP, etc.
1. A stretch 4 or 5 is a PF or center who can generate offense farther away from the basket. In the modern era, this means someone who shoots 3s at sufficient volume and effectiveness to affect the defense. A center who shoots 3s so poorly that he gets no attention wouldn't be a stretch 5 in my view.
2. Porziņģis has only been in two playoff series in his career. He shot 29.6% on 3s this year, and 52.9% last year so I wouldn't make any generalizations about his future playoff performance.
3. I know it's commonly accepted wisdom on LG that players shoot worse when they become Lakers. While people like to cherrypick a few examples to make their case, overall players shoot about the same for us as they shoot for other teams during their career. There really isn't a Lakers shooting curse as some imagine.
I feel like having a player making 30m really handicaps your cap situation if that player isn't an all star level player. Davis is basically paid $32m this year.
I think we may see some teams trying to pawn off large non-all star $30m+ deals to get 2-3 pieces to break it down. I would not pursue any $30m+ players unless they really move the needle, and Porky is not that. _________________ From 2-10 to the Western Conference Finals
3. I know it's commonly accepted wisdom on LG that players shoot worse when they become Lakers. While people like to cherrypick a few examples to make their case, overall players shoot about the same for us as they shoot for other teams during their career. There really isn't a Lakers shooting curse as some imagine.
- Entire offense goes to hell because the + (or double-team-demanding) offensive players are hobbled/off-the-floor
- Shooters don't get space or don't get shots in rhythm and shoot low percentage
- fans look at 3 point percentage and deduce shooters shot really poorly
- fans conclude that the fault is with the 3-point shooting
- said shooter is traded / let go of, and goes to another team. Said shooter is given a shooting role where a double-team-demanding star creates opportunities for said shooter. Said shooter shoots like an NBA shooter
- LG envies said shooter and reinvigorates the meme "shooters dont shoot when on the Lakers"
- Rinse and repeat
If you can talk yourself into Porzingis, then Kevin Love is the guy you should be going for.
What’s the difference between Kevin Love & Porzingis? Nothing.. both can’t stay healthy so if we are getting 1 of them we need another quality piece coming back.
In the playoffs he averaged 13 pts/ 5 rebounds shooting less than 47% fg and <30% 3pt as a 7 footer. He only takes jumpshots and might be the softest big man Ive ever seen.
AD at the 5 is by far our most effective way to use him. What you need is vet minimum centers who can soak up regular season minutes and are also fine with being benched in the playoffs, IE thats why javale and dwight were so good for us. They knew their role and weren't going to pout if they got benched. Spending big money on the center position is the last thing we need when AD is by far our best center in the playoffs.
Double giraffe front court. No thanks. Get a bulldog like Howard.
its very clear that the people that still cling to Dwight haven't been watching him this year. _________________ How NBA 2K18 failed the All-Time Lakers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxMBYm3wwxk
Porzingis a 20 ppg center that can stretch the floor paired with LeBron and Anthony Davis.
Ya'll watched Andre Drummond.... and you think Porzingis wouldn't help?
Think of it this way, the Lakers get a clear 20 ppg scorer in Porzingis, a big whom can stretch the floor and score in the high post, which means the paint is more open for LeBron and the spacing problems are fixed in that regard.
Porzingis would be our 3rd option instead of our 2nd option.
He'd have a FULL Off-season of work as opposed to none (which he had with the Mavs and was still a 20 ppg scorer).
Like it or not, Porzingis is a perfect fit at center next to LeBron, and I'd gladly move KCP and Kuzma together if it meant landing him. _________________ How NBA 2K18 failed the All-Time Lakers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxMBYm3wwxk
3. I know it's commonly accepted wisdom on LG that players shoot worse when they become Lakers. While people like to cherrypick a few examples to make their case, overall players shoot about the same for us as they shoot for other teams during their career. There really isn't a Lakers shooting curse as some imagine.
- Entire offense goes to hell because the + (or double-team-demanding) offensive players are hobbled/off-the-floor
- Shooters don't get space or don't get shots in rhythm and shoot low percentage
- fans look at 3 point percentage and deduce shooters shot really poorly
- fans conclude that the fault is with the 3-point shooting
- said shooter is traded / let go of, and goes to another team. Said shooter is given a shooting role where a double-team-demanding star creates opportunities for said shooter. Said shooter shoots like an NBA shooter
- LG envies said shooter and reinvigorates the meme "shooters dont shoot when on the Lakers"
- Rinse and repeat
I think it's more simple than that.
1. When we acquire players, and they shoot 3-pointers at their career average rather than their career highs, some fans think they have underperformed.
-- People think Steve Blake lost his shooting touch as a Laker even though he shot 3-pointers for us at his exact career average of 38.3%
2. Fans tend to remember the players who shot 3-pointers poorly, and forget the ones who shot well.
-- People bag on Wes Matthews, but no mentions how KCP 3-point shooting is so much better as a Laker.
3. Because some fans have bought into the myth that players lose their 3-point touch as Lakers, they get it stuck in their head that some players shot more poorly for us than they actually did.
-- We had one fan say how badly Eddie Jones shot in the playoffs for us even though he actually shot 43% on 3-pointers in the playoffs -- better than he did for any of the four other teams he played for.
I don't think the myth will ever disappear because it ties into the martyr complex that a lot of Lakers fans have.
Now's not the time to be conservative with talent. We can't do another year of AD/LeBron do everything. We have Schroeder to take some of the pressure off them, but we need a "3rd" star on this team. Even if its right on the edge of all-star talent such as Porzingis.
Sometimes you can't add a Lillard or a Beal to the situation with two superstars. Sometimes Porzingis is the best you can hope to get and you're thankful for it because if its between Drummond or Porzingis, I'm picking Porzingis.
Porzingis used to be an "A" talent and now he's more of a "B/B+" talent, but that talent is still a 20 ppg scorer in the league at center. that is capable of stretching the floor. That's important.
Putting him on a team with AD and LeBron where he's the 3rd option would be very solid and an outright steal for the way our team is constructed. I'd package KCP/Kuzma/22nd for Porzingis in a heartbeat. _________________ How NBA 2K18 failed the All-Time Lakers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxMBYm3wwxk
just say no to tall thin body type players. Their body won't hold up, just see AD's. only exception is KG, but neither AD nor Pork has KG's work ethic and fight.
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